Sheehy, according to the Woodbright Democrats website, had been the town's first selectman since 2006.

A graduate of Yale University and an attorney with a JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law, Sheehy was a past president of the Connecticut and Greater Bridgeport bar associations, and had also served as president of the UConn Law School Alumni Association, the Woodbright Democrats website indicates.

Cause of death and funeral arrangements were not immediately announced by the town.

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